The Amazing Deku
Disclaimer: I don't own Spider-Man or My Hero Academia.
Kei: Huh… we actually did write that 'I don't feel so good' line, and like the month before Infinity War. Did we just predict Peter's moments?
Julia: I hate you.
Kei: In response to Justsomeguy, I'm sure they'd know if Spider-Man was a girl if you know what I mean. *gets some hateful looks from feminists* What? He calls himself Spider-MAN. Plus, that suit leaves little to the imagination.
Julia: In this chapter, the class of 1-A gets to know Izuku, and the long-awaited fight happens.
Chapter 10: Prepare to Die ya Fucking Nerd!
"UWAOH!" shouts the ecstatic spider lad as he walks across the halls of UA High. His giddy face erupts into a smile traversing the mansion-like scenery, whether it's the fact that the walls have the occasional faces of heroes who have graduated, including All Might and Endeavor, or passing by students who have stayed over with interesting designs, he can't get enough of this.
"This must be a dream come true for you, Izuku," she says to him as they walk, her eyes giving a flare of kindness and understanding when she notes his reactions to everything.
Of course it's a dream come true for him. If he still believed in Santa Claus he'd think this was Christmas.
Soon Momo stops by a door and opens up to reveal to her guest the ensemble cast of her class: among the recognizable faces Tsuyu, Kaminari, Jirou, and Katsuki, there are also tons of new people he has never seen before. The most recognizable are the short person with purple balls on his head, the girl with pink skin and hair along with yellow horns atop her head, the big guy with white-hair wearing a mask and possessing several appendages from his body, a boy with a bird head, and this other lady with blond hair arranged to make her out to be a box with the smallest irises in her grayish-blue eyes.
"Everyone, please meet my friend Izuku Midoriya," she says as she introduces the flabbergasted spider kid.
"Oh ho!" The pink girl comes in closer, causing our emerald protagonist to shift his eyes to the side quickly. She got really close for someone he's never met before. "So you're Yaomomo's boyfriend! I'm Mina Ashido!"
Everything after those words voids out of his mind as the tomato impression returns full force, the young nerd frozen in place from that jagged compliment. He didn't notice it, but his apparent girlfriend is also sporting a shocking expression, cheeks as scarlet as Kacchan's eyes.
"Ha!" That's him by the way.
"B-B-B-B-B-Boyfriend?!"
"D-D-Don't be ridiculous!" shouts Momo, her arms waving rapidly up and down. "Izuku's just a friend! He really likes heroics and I just thought he'd be interested in coming! He tried for the Entrance Exams after all."
"Nice to see you again, Midoriya," speaks Jirou from farther down in the room, one earlobe jack in her phone listening to Jam Project. She's hardly interested in him.
Though getting a closer look at her, Izuku leans in closer to Momo, whispering, "Why is she wearing that?"
"I made her some Spider-Man apparel. Apparently, she's a fan of yours," she says back. The low tone information hits him in his heart making it jump up and down with happiness and joy. Never in his life did he ever expect a girl his age to be interested in his alter ego, let alone him at all.
Ignorant to the others, as well as his rich friend's quickly disappearing scowl, Izuku takes in a deep breath before the rest of the class introduces themselves.
Up next comes an also tall guy with the male equivalent to a mature physique as Momo, with shortcut blue hair and glasses that reflect light so bright he can't see his sight. "WELCOME TO UA, MIDORIYA! I AM-" Izuku holds a hand out stopping his incessant yelling. "Sorry. I am Tenya Iida."
"Nice to meet you!"
"Tokoyami." This is from the bird person.
"You can call me Kirishima!"
"Shoji." This comes from the guy with the appendages, who talks through a makeshift mouth from one of them.
"How exactly do you know Yaoyorozu? Are you two actually dating?!" This comes from the little guy, his bloodshot eyes stark raving mad as he demands answers.
Kaminari and Shoji pull him back. Next comes up a floating pair of clothes, who says, "Hi! I'm Hagakure! That over there was Mineta."
"Uwa! Ghost clothes!" Izuku shouts, waving his arms about in shock.
"No, that's just my Quirk," says the girl as she explains. "My epidermis reflects light instead of absorbing it."
"Oh!" Almost immediately he begins jotting down thoughts about it. "So then you're essentially an invisible woman. You can sneak in anywhere by taking off your…" The thought then occurs to him, and his face flushes red again.
Up next comes a boy with shiny yellow hair, almost sparking along with his eyes. "Bonsoir, mes amie. You may call this one Aoyama."
"Uh, okay."
The blond girl comes in to speak to him. "Hey! My name is Camie Utsushimi, and I have to say I'm honestly surprised."
"…you are?"
"You're like, totes, cute." The compliment turns him even redder, as their class president gives a slight twitch. "Not as Todoroki, but it's like a shame you're not here. You could be a mascot for professionals"
"…thanks." It's not the backpedal he was expecting, but a compliment's a compliment. Ignoring that for a second he looks around for anyone else, asking, "Is this all of your class?"
"Not exactly," speaks Tokoyami, drinking a soda pop afterward. "Everyone else either had things to do or aren't exactly sociable."
"You're one to talk," adds Mineta cockily. "Seriously, how do you know her?"
"Yeah! How juicy are the details?" Ashido peers at the taller woman, teeth bearing into a big wide grin.
"There's no juice; we just met before school started and kept in touch," she answers, fighting off her obvious blush. "Look, let's get to talking about the agenda."
This leads to a shrug by many as they get their books out. "Since the midterms take place before the Sports Festival we need to prepare our bodies and our minds. That is why I have prepared a study plan so no one fails the midterms."
Iida nods his head while cupping his chin in agreement. "Such a great class president, going out of her way to make sure her classmates pass."
"What about the Sports Festival?" This comes from the opened mouth from Shoji's arm. "A single study plan won't be able to suffice for everyone's Quirks."
"OF course not," she replies, answering the big guy's question. "That's why I've asked for Izuku to come here."
The pink ranger glances at Izuku and then Momo, as if she sees more than what they're letting on. "Already on a first name basis huh?"
"I told you, it's not like that."
The rest of the group leans in looking towards the secret vigilante, or at least some of them. Kirishima glares staring at him all over. "You sure? He doesn't really strike me as someone who'd be able to help."
"He doesn't really look like much." This is added from Shoji.
"Don't be fooled," Kaminari says in his defense. The blond with the black lightning bolt goes to Izuku patting his back. "He may look lanky but he's pretty damn smart. He gave out a lot of helpful advice to Yaomomo, even though he's pretty much Quirkless."
"Quirkless?!" Izuku cringes hearing and seeing the class of 1-A turn to him with pity, as he expects with any and everyone he's ever told concerning his previous status.
"You're Quirkless, and you tried to join a hero school?" Two fingers on her lips do little to prevent Camie from guffawing. "That's like so adorable. You think life is a fairy tale."
As mean as that was, Izuku decides not to be deterred and provide assistance. But first, he needs information. "Well, first things' first; what are your Quirks?"
"Me, me, me!" Camie goes first unleashing a cool mist from her mouth. It rises up until filling the room and forming the shape of a giant flytrap. It opens its mouth and lunges down upon Izuku, before dispersing upon contact with the slightly frightened boy.
Seeing the stupefied face he sports, the blond giggles. "Glamour; I can make illusions that look and sound as real as a punch in the face."
Of course, that makes sense to him. It's no wonder his Spider-Sense didn't activate because it wasn't real. Kirishima snaps a finger before his muscles tense up, and his right arm hardens. "My Quirk is Hardening. It's not as flashy as hers, but it gets the job done."
"That's not true," Izuku speaks, thoughts arousing from the spiky redhead's Quirk. "I think it's great being able to tank anything that comes your way. If you can continuously increase how hard you can become All Might would have to hit you seriously."
As he contemplates that thought, the spider lad turns to Camie. "As for your Quirk, it seems to me you can use that for diversions and misdirection, kind of like a magician."
"I prefer ninja, then again that's not a bad idea." The glamorous girl's eyes begin to shine as she thinks further. Or, he believes she is. "The Magic Ninja; now that sounds like a franchise."
"…huh?"
Momo pats his shoulder. "She's hard to describe."
"How about me?" Mina points to herself with a giddy smile.
As she starts laying on her Quirk the rest of the group aside from Bakugo watch on as Izuku gives his advice joined with Iida, who studies him unknowingly.
Later…
Black Cat can be seen walking along a sidewalk with the rabid Hound Dog sniffing the ground with extreme prejudice. She scratches her head looking at her canine companion, as his vapid body language is scaring the people around them.
"Are you okay?" His response is another assortment of ruffling and growling, causing the white-haired woman to sigh. 'I couldn't understand that at all.'
"Sorry," he suddenly says, acting calmer now. "We're getting close. This trail is fresh."
The pursuit continues until reaching out to a familiar opening. Standing out before the two are the towering gates of the hero academia, UA High. A fact that surprises the both of them when they notice that the scent is leading directly into that establishment.
"If we're here…"
"I can't believe it!" The weredog snarls even louder and more furious realizing this. "Spider-Man goes to my school!" He throws the top to the ground. "He's gotta be a student here! No faculty member would be dumb enough to double as an insect vigilante!"
Black Cat stands quietly watching as he storms inside, stepping over that costume. Sighing as she bends her knees to pick up the costume half, not at all upset about having to touch the now gross and moist thing, the feline stretches on the fabric. "Considering the size, how it looked when he wore it, and how easily it stretches, he may not be wrong about the student thing."
Inside of the facility, Izuku steps out of the room with Iida by his side guiding him across the halls. "I guess the halls are so big because heroes come in many shapes."
"Exactly. It's actually a long and well-documented history especially with heroes in training whose base forms are basically too big for regular doors," he begins, going off explaining to Izuku about something he already figured. "The halls are also equipped with cameras and sensors so no intruders can get in, a feature that was increased ever since that incident earlier this week. I'm actually surprised the front desk was so latent to give you a visitor's pass."
He gives a shrug to those words. "I don't know about any of that, but I'm grateful they did."
After hitting the bathrooms, the reason Izuku wanted to leave in the first place, the conversation continues. "So, Midoriya, you tried to apply to UA before. Is that correct?"
Izuku gives him the answer, prompting this follow up. "I won't go into why you didn't pass, but I am curious. What inspired you to take the plunge in the first place?"
He makes a humming sound at that, not sure if he should tell the immediate reason or a half-truth. "I don't know… you probably would think it's stupid."
"Nonsense!" He thrusts his hand forward in front of him, all five fingers pointed at Izuku. "Midoriya, everyone has a reason for being a hero, and the noblest of obliges allow one to reach the top. Even Mineta, as unwholesome as he, has his reasons and still made it in; at the same time, I'm not too glad about that idea you gave him."
"A hero's a hero all the same," is his reasonable response. Had he been aware that grape boy was such a vile pervert he'd probably still advise him to use a slingshot to fire his grape balls.
"What about you? I'm just very curious about why you wish to be a hero. While I did say everyone wishes to be a hero, most of the failures are because of people who just wish to use their Quirks – I know from these rude fellows during the Entrance Exams I was in – and being Quirkless I know that's not the case for you. So, what for do you wish to be a hero?" His words, now lacking in the loud tone he normally abates, ring at home with honest sincerity. Iida really does want to know about him.
Hearing him, Izuku knows he should answer in kindness. Before he even got his spider powers and met Uraraka, he did have a reason for being a hero. "To prove that I can."
"Huh?"
His movements halt to where he now stands, gaining an audience with Iida. "You're right. I was Quirkless my whole life, and all I ever wanted was to show that I could be a hero because to me all a hero needs is the desire to help others…" He then huffs, looking down smiling. "But I guess I was wrong; even All Might told me that you can't risk your life without power… Maybe if I had heard that earlier, things might have been different."
That stands as his original reason, his other and more prominent reason a secret he'll keep to make sure no one finds out the truth. Well, that's in the past now. "So, ready to head back?"
Before they could Izuku flinches getting a look at Iida. With drops of liquid dripping on his shoes, eyes watery and overshadowed by light through those glasses of his, almost to the point of dexterity, he feels he took his words a little too much there. "Such a beautiful devotion…" His face drenches the sleeve of his casuals. "If only you could have made your dream come true…"
"Look, it's okay. Let's just get back to the others," he tells him, his heart actually skipping a beat from that. He couldn't believe anyone would show such care for his ideal. Maybe the two of them could be real friends.
"GARU!" Down the hall this shout echoes throughout. The two almost jump out of their pants hearing the shouting and check down the corner to where the room they left was.
To Izuku's shock, he sees Hound Dog entering through the door of their classroom, sniffing around. Iida smiles with pride seeing the pro hero. "Why that's just our Lifetime Guidance Counselor, Hound Dog. But of course you knew who he was, what with your vast knowledge of-"
Gone. For some reason, between the time it took him to speak out his words about the canine hero teacher and turning around to speak to Izuku, he has already left down the hall about to make a corner. "…heroes?"
Back with Izuku, he runs away from the action with a phone to his face. Why he's running? He's about to find out. "Momo? Hello?"
He doesn't get an answer. But while power walking he hears a shouting. "It's down this way!" With how gruff and rough the vocal was and the sound of quick movements against the floor, he realizes it's Hound Dog coming after him. Quickly he dashes into the bathroom.
Back to action, Hound Dog peers an eye down the corner seeing someone entering the bathroom. He takes a big whiff of the air, barking, "It's him!" With the ferocious tenacity a canine such as him is wont to, he barges into the men's room.
He rapidly darts his head back and forth searching for whoever is Spider-Man, before quickly hitting the stalls and coming across only one other person 'relieving' himself. 'Really wish he hid somewhere else.' Cringing as he sniffs he passes by the stalls, and all eyes shoot up at the open window high over most people's heads.
"He left." The dog man makes a mad dash for the exit, hot in pursuit.
One stall opens up, and someone says, "Can't even do this here without someone breaking in."
Outside of the building, Izuku can be seen walking towards the gate as casually as he twitchily could. Instead of a call, he sees he's gotten a text message. Checking after he hears that, he reads: "Hound Dog was here looking for, well, Spider-Man."
"Oh boy…" he says to himself as he picks up the pace. He texts back, "I saw him sniffing around, and for some reason, I had this impulse to run away."
As he makes his way out, he gets a reply. "Then he must have your scent. Hound Dog has all the abilities of a dog, including a heightened sense of hearing and smell. Get out of here."
He doesn't have to think twice about that. Putting his phone away Izuku walks off of school grounds still possessing his visitor's pass. He just needs to make sure no one spots him or finds him at all suspicious.
As he leaves, just at his nine o'clock he finds Black Cat standing outside of the gate. Seeing as she's there and not inside of the campus he guesses she needs a visitor's pass as well. Though giving a quick glance down at her hand he notes the murky and disgusting top of his vigilante uniform. Then it hits him. 'That's how they got my scent. I guess she really does have connections with heroes.' He continues his trek nervously leaving the school grounds.
"Hmm. Weird kid," he hears her say this just as he makes it to the sidewalk, going off until he reaches the nearest bus stop.
"That was close…"
His phone rings again; a quick check shows Momo's picture. "Momo?"
"Izuku, are you far away?" She sounds relieved and concerned. In addition, there seems to be a bit of excitement.
"Plenty."
"Just keep away for a while. We're all getting interviews right now."
"Okay, thanks." She then hangs up, leaving him to dash for home.
Elsewhere…
Katsuki, his expression as fury inducing, as usual, comes around a corner and spots Hound Dog in the hallway having a chat with Black Cat. He steps back to hide his presence. "Thanks for finally getting that visitor's pass. I wished alumni retained their passes."
"It's standard procedure!" he shouts. "Why are you so obsessed with finding him anyway?"
"It's my job," she replies. "Not like I can work as a pro-hero anymore. Tsukauchi wants him found before someone else does, not just for vigilantism but also for All Might."
That triggers an actual change in behavior for Katsuki as he listens. The cat girl says, "Maybe he's planning to have him join that group."
"That's stupid!"
"It worked for those two." The bad luck woman glances down the hall quickly, noting no one where. "Besides, I actually wouldn't mind if he did. All Might believes he could be a true hero, and so do I."
"You're starting to sound like your cohort." Now it's her turn to do a tomato impression.
"She likes younger men, it doesn't count!"
"I'm gonna have a talk with him then! I still don't think he should get the chance!" Hound Dog storms off. "To be a criminal despite the law and Quirk Counseling one should receive when they receive their Quirks, is barkable!"
"You did that on purpose." Having heard enough, Katsuki storms away in a tranquil fury.
'All Might believes that little pebble could be a hero?! He's nothing but an insect, a clown, the stand-up comedian to the main event!'
Tomorrow…
Bright and early, Izuku rises up ready to move. Sliding off his bed, he grabs his backpack and shirt before heading out his bedroom door.
Today is the day. Today he finally fights Kacchan. Well, he doesn't really know if he's doing that, but this is Katsuki Bakugo he's thinking about; what other reason could they be meeting away from prying eyes at the Dagobah Beach?
In anticipation for this, Izuku takes his notebook with his former childhood buddy's Quirk in it. "Today is fighting day…"
"Izuku, are you heading out today?" asks his mother from within the kitchen as he comes out.
"Yup. I shouldn't be out long."
"Are you going to wear pants, or go out like that?" Confused by that he looks down at his bare legs and quickly goes back into his bedroom. "He's really dedicated to working out."
After a quick readdressing of his attire, Izuku gets up and goes out the door with toast in mouth chewing slowly. Waving back to his mom as she closes the door, he watches until it clicks shut allowing him to break free and do what he wants. That is why he's running down the steps like a fairy light off its feet practically gliding as he reaches the apartment exit and bursts out into the world.
Dressed in similar clothes as yesterday, wearing a red All Might apparel shirt with the big guy's face on his chest as the only thing different, he dashes towards the location in question. Using public transportation he takes a bus to the location, standing just outside of Dagobah Municipal Beach Park.
Entering the scrapyard of garbage and broken electronics, he spots someone all the way at the hut situated at the sea. He walks over making a wave to Katsuki, his bully narrowing his eyes at him.
"About time you showed up." The walking nuke walks forward towards him.
"Kacchan, why did you want to fight here?" Izuku steps over some garbage as he questions him, wanting simple confirmation on his own assumption.
"You're still hiding your dumbass secret, aren't ya?!" he answers, before punching his palm causing an ignition of his Quirk. "Here, no one can disturb us."
Eyes widened, Izuku once again becomes bedazzled at seeing Bakugo applying intelligence in a way he never thought about; this beach has been abandoned ever since it started getting polluted, and with Hound Dog remembering his scent he needs to be as far away from that school as possible. If he isn't too careful, his secret will be out by summer.
"That's a great plan, Kacchan. Let's do it." Izuku tosses his bag aside and clenches his hands tightly into fists.
The ash blond teen thrusts his hands aside as his palms illuminate yellow and red. "I've been waiting for this a long while. Prepare to die ya fucking nerd."
"That's not something a hero-" Before he could see it coming, Katsuki explodes forward. His right arm stretches out to the side as he closes the distance between them. As he gets closer, Izuku realizes something is off, before jumping up quickly to avoid an explosion, one that damages his left foot.
"What's the matter?! You're supposed to be faster than that, insect!" Izuku steps back away as he comes in close, firing himself off forward with an explosion towards the spider vigilante.
Judging the distance he leaps over top of him in a flip, though while midair he watches Kacchan stop himself short and flip in the air. With a twirl, he reaches him in the air and makes an explosive slap to his person. Izuku hits the ground crashing through a pile of scraps.
Covered in minor cuts and scrapes, Izuku rises up glaring at his bully standing atop a busted refrigerator. Looking up, Izuku realizes just how strong he's been getting since joining UA. But even more than that, he caught him off guard; meaning his Spider-Sense does not work on him. '...oh, I see. I don't consider Kacchan a threat.'
"You better not be holding back on me. I can't knock you back down as the pebble you are unless I know I'm stronger!" He clenches his hands. "I can't be the greatest hero unless I can take you down!"
It's rather surprising that he would be so honest about that. And yet, he feels there's more than just that. "Deku, why aren't you using your webs?! You think I can't beat you at your best?!"
"You're not using your equipment, so I won't either. I don't want you complaining when I win otherwise."
"Wait, those aren't real?" Why does he sound so surprised?
"O-Of course not." The battle then recommences as Izuku dashes forward running up flat surfaces.
Kacchan stretches his right arm back into a swing. 'Here it comes!' He jumps over and quickly turns invisible; this causes his opponent to turn around to strike only to see nothing.
"Crap." He jumps down to the sand, looking around.
Camouflaged, Izuku crawls towards the walking nuke with a smirk as he gets in closer from behind. "Don't think things will go your way, ya damn nerd!" He raises his hands up and fires a blinding light that spreads throughout. With a shout of, "Stun Grenade," the illumination stuns Izuku just enough for his camouflaging abilities to peel off and expose his true face.
"Gotcha now!" He jets towards Deku, the spider boy still recovering from the burning bright he suffered earlier yet being able to see just enough to see him flying his way.
His eyes already recovering from before, Izuku clutches his fists and throws a punch as he nears, missing when Katsuki rockets upward over his back. His back is then blasted by an explosion, knocking him to the ground in a face plant.
"I know how tough you are Deku, and how strong you are. You wanna be a hero? Fight me like one!" Bakugo, his sweaty palms igniting the closer he gets, raises his hands preparing to fire at Izuku. "This is disappointing! Why the hell would All Might consider you a hero?!"
In a swift movement, Izuku flips himself up, knocking away his hands. While making his spider handstand he spins himself, a nice kick planted to the side of his head sending him towering to the sandy floor.
Izuku watches as he quickly recovers and gets up, glaring with a dirt-eating grin as he shouts, "That's what I'm talking about! Fight me!"
The spider kid watches as he stands, wiping away the blood from his nose. Knowing how much power he held back from that kick he realizes just how tough his rival really is. All he needs is a good strike.
Bakugo jumps up and aims his palms, unleashing a powerful explosion that he leaps away from easily. He lands on the door of a microwave and flips, using his wall clinging power to lift and throw the door at his bully hitting him in the face.
He rolls over hitting the ground until hitting a washer machine. Not giving him time to recover, Izuku dashes forth with fists clenched ready to put an end to this battle. Midway he notes Bakugo recovering and using an explosion to dodge in the air. He keeps rocketing back to the other end of a mound of garbage, and as our arachnid vigilante rushes at him. It doesn't take spider sense to predict the next event to happen.
An explosion sends out all the scraps and garbage flying towards him. 'Just concentrate, see a way through, and move in!' His legs propel him up jumping through the many obstacles flying their way like a level in a video game, and quickly reaches him.
"How did-" His hand reaches out and grabs his right arm just before he could throw another blast.
With a yell, he throws him down slamming the boy into the trash so hard saliva flies up like a geyser. Izuku then lands on top of him, feet stepping on his risks as he sits on top of his chest, hands either on his neck or stretched back to punch him. "Now, yield."
"No…" He growls, despite his injuries and glare.
"I've won, give up!"
"NO!" Sparks riddle across his palms, blowing up everything underneath the blaster. This rockets him and Izuku high up, destroying the hold and position he had him. They enter a free fall with the blond just over Deku. "I will not lose to you, Deku! I am the strongest!"
Still midair, he pulls away Bakugo's hand before he could make an explosion, and throws a punch with so much force behind it all that was visible in his eyes was the cleanest shade of white. As they descend, he quickly turns in midair and takes the fall for him. Fluids cough out of his mouth as he hits the ground, his back in pain. He tosses Bakugo aside onto some sand before sitting up, checking up on his former bully patting his face.
Nothing but a pulse, Izuku realizes what he did. "Whoa… I knocked out Kacchan…" He sits back lying against the air, smiling with pride at his accomplishment. He pumps his fists up happily shouting, "I did it! I'm not a worthless punching bag Deku anymore!"
He then drops down, squealing an ouch when his head impacts something, breathing a well-earned sigh of relief. "That actually felt good." He lies on his back for a while taking in a happy grin.
"Ugh…" Izuku looks aside and spots his 'sparring partner' waking up from his fist nap. He sits up from where he lays glaring at Izuku. His eyes become bloodshot, teeth exposed and jittery, and hands sweaty and unable to stay still. "You…"
"Kacchan, are you okay?" he asks as words that repeat in his head over with remembrance of the past.
But, instead of taking action he gets up with an angry huff. "I can't believe it!"
"That was a pretty awesome move you did… I didn't know you could create a stun grenade."
Bakugo backs away from the spider, glaring at him. "I'm going home…"
Later…
The two can be seen walking back into the city, the blond's face containing contempt and anger while the green haired reveals pride and joy. He looks at his rival as they walk, ignoring the looks they receive for their damaged attire.
"What's with you Deku?" He suddenly asks, catching the attention of the vigilante. "Why are you still trying to be so friendly?"
"Kacchan, there was a time where we were friends, real friends and not what you became when I was Quirkless. Why are you so threatened by me?"
"It stings me is all!" he replies angrily. "I can barely understand what you're thinking; you should hate me, and yet all you do is try to help me. Even back then…"
Of course, Izuku knows he's referring to the sludge villain. "You're always following me, thinking way too much, and acting like you could be a hero even though you're Quirkless. And now that you've won… you act like we're all buddy-buddy! It pisses me off!"
"It's not my fault you hate to lose."
"You shut up!" he shouts angrily, frightening him and everyone around them. "I don't need to hear you talk!"
"Kacchan, I'm just saying-"
"Well don't just say!" He then storms ahead leaving him behind.
Frustrated, Izuku continues to follow despite possible death. Knowing it might not help, he speaks anyway. "I've seen you lead with a right hook enough times to count them. I've written down information about amazing Quirks and their owners, in that notebook of mine. The same one you burnt and threw out the window last year. And you're one of the first ones I've written down."
Those scarlet orbs turn over to him. "I try to be friendly to others because I want to. Because that's what I believe being a hero is about, not by just being the strongest. Spider-Man didn't beat the Rhino by being stronger than him, and he's still nowhere near as powerful as All Might."
"Don't try to make me feel better," he replies as they continue. "All Might sees you as a potential hero, and he may not be wrong now… so what does that make me?"
"Kacchan, it's not the end of the world."
"I said stop trying to make me feel better!" Hands up, Izuku backs from his latest yell. As Kacchan moves forward, he makes a quick turn around shouting, "I'm coming over tomorrow night! Make sure you're there; I'm going to be better than you no matter what! Better than all of them, you or me!"
With that, he finally makes his exit heading for home. The intrepid boy watches him leave, as well as everyone else whose peace was disturbed, and sighs. "I can still barely read that guy."
Despite everything he said, those words sound more like the Kacchan only he remembers, and it makes him glad to know that he's back. Maybe things can go back the way they were.
But that can be saved for later; how's he gonna explain the wounds to his mom? "Well, at least no one else saw us."
…
"Kyoka, you're back soon. How was your walk?" speaks Mika Jirou as she fine-tunes a sitar in her lap.
Jirou, after removing her shoes, steps inside facing her mother with distraught eyes. "Just fine, mom."
"See ya later at school!" says another voice on the other end of the outside door. "I'mma make some super cute babies with this stuff! Thanks, Jirou!"
As that nameless girl leaves and the door closes behind her, Mika sets aside her instrument to visit her daughter. "Who was that?"
"Nobody!" she suddenly says, cheeks turning flush. "Just someone I met at Dagobah Beach."
"Oh, don't go there. It's filled with nothing but junk no one wants to clean up," she tells her daughter, her earlobe jacks pointing at her shirt. "Oh. I didn't know they were making stuff based on him."
"It's just a shirt! It's not like I know the boy! Er, guy!" Turning redder, Jirou makes a mad dash for her room.
"… boy?"
Kei: And finally, this chapter is over.
Julia: Is this not the part where you insult someone?
Kei: You would think so, but no. I'm in way too good a mood, and Zirnitra's not here to impersonate me.
Serena: In the next chapter we will conclude this now-turned-into-a saga with one more story, featuring Spider-Man with someone else. Maybe Black Cat. Maybe we'll reveal who she is.